The faith of the Orthodox community of Albania was certainly embodied in the life of our dear brother,” the pope said in his ...

The funeral of Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durrës, and All Albania was held in Tirana, with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presiding over the ceremony. Dignitaries from Greece and Albania, ...

The funeral service was attended by Orthodox patriarchs, archbishops, ecclesiastical delegations, representatives of the Vatican etc ...

People gather during the funeral of the late Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durres and All Albania, at the Cathedral of the ...

Thousands of Albanians gathered in the capital to pay their last respects to Archbishop Anastasios, who revived the country’s ...

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Cyprus on Thursday hailed a US memorandum signed by President Joe Biden that allows military sales, including arms, to the island as a milestone affirming recognition of the island as a pillar of ...

If the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal goes according to the current draft, then fighting will stop in Gaza for 42 days, and dozens of Israeli hostages and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners will be freed.

Archbishop of Albania Anastasios is in a serious but stable condition. According to sources at Evagelismos Hospital, the 95-year-old prelate remains intubated but hemodynamically stable in the ICU ...

Albania's Archbishop Anastasios, who revived the country's Orthodox Church after the fall of the communist regime in 1990, has died, the church said on Saturday. He was 95.

The health of His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durres, and All Albania has taken a critical turn, sparking widespread concern within the Orthodox Christian community and beyond. The ...

A sharp deterioration in the health of the Archbishop of Albania Anastasios, who is being treated at Evangelismos hospital in Athens, has necessitated his transfer to an ICU, where he was intubated, ...